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School: Killeenkere

Location:
Killinkere, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1005, Page 025

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    In the townlands of Kilmore and Burnia the follwoing fields are:-
    The Fasach is the name of a barren field
    The Curragh is a marsh

    The Brandra is a field which was not ploughed for many years

    The Mollie, the Grobby, the Sluagh, the Gathai Mor, Carraig na Sasanach and the Móinín Bhrádaigh

    The Gob is the part of Kilmore Lake which come out to a point

    Poll na Scéachóg is a deep place in the Killinkere River over which two whtite-thorn trees grow

    The Sruthán is the name of a small stream
    The Ráigín is the name of the pass leading to Kilmore Bog
    The Crocan is the name of a field with a small hill in it
    The Alt, the Cuinicer and the Geata Bán, The Bray
    The Kiln-Field. There is an old Lime-Kiln in this field
    The Big Man's Grave. It is said
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Burnew, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Bernard Fitzsimons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmore, Co. Cavan